A Dallas community leader and advocate is being held in ICE custody at a detention facility near Abilene after what started as a traffic stop.
On August 29, Omar Salazar was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after a traffic stop while visiting his girlfriend in Lubbock. Friends, like Flaka Martinez, are speaking out in support of Omar Salazar.
Friends describe Omar Salazar as a pillar of community, human rights advocate
“We have a void right now,” said Martinez. “This man has just been devoted to community leadership and technology all around, and just aligning it all together for human rights.
Martinez said Omar Salazar is a pillar of the community. She said the 28-year-old works in the AI industry, is an SMU grad, a former high school valedictorian and advocate. Martinez said he’s helped several of the metroplex non-profits throughout the years…